Search PubMed⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

D Riva

Publications and source records attributed to D Riva.

At least 73 records · Page 4Linked to original sources
PubMedDate not supplied

Late neuropsychological and behavioural outcome of children surgically treated for craniopharyngioma.

Late outcome in 12 children treated by radical surgery for craniopharyngioma is presented. None of the patients presented underwent fractionated traditional or stereotactic radiotherapy. The results show no neurological (except visual dysfunction in 6 subjects), cognitive or short-term memory deficits. Three children were found to have a minor attention deficit. In 5 cases "frontal lobe" malfunctioning was disclosed, and in 5 there were bursts of unpredictable anger. Three children showed worsening of functioning at school: a combination of various causes is suggested to explain the worsening of academic performances. The size of the sample calls for a careful evaluation of results, with due consideration for the influence of various factors on outcome. Multicentre studies are required to increase the sample size and achieve more general conclusions.

Adolescent↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Hemispheric specialization in children with unilateral epileptic focus, with and without computed tomography-demonstrated lesion.

We evaluated 24 testable children with unilateral epileptic foci, with and without radiologically demonstrable lesions, to determine if the normal pattern of cerebral dominance is changed by the presence of an epileptic focus. Verbal and figural stimuli were presented tachistoscopically to the right and left visual hemifields to investigate the specific abilities of the two hemispheres. Three blocks of stimuli consisting of two-letter patterns, three-letter patterns, and meaningful two-syllable words were used as verbal stimuli to assess the abilities of the left hemisphere. A test consisting of localizing a dot on a 3 x 3 matrix was used to assess the abilities of the right hemisphere. Six normal children were chosen as controls. In all groups, specialization of the epileptic hemisphere was lost. The presence or absence of a radiologically demonstrable lesion did not influence this pattern.

Adolescent↗